Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

After the others were taken away, only he and Captain Ma remained.

Captain Ma approached Bai Jian and whispered in his ear, "I heard that just now."

Bai Jian's gaze suddenly darkened.

Captain Ma smiled enigmatically: "His Excellency trusts you so much, and you've already disappointed him once. It wouldn't be good to disappoint him again. I'm just trying to help you, aren't I?"

Bai Jian was speechless. After Captain Ma finished speaking, he chuckled and turned to leave, leaving Bai Jian standing there alone.

After leaving the arena, Captain Ma walked to a secluded spot, a barely perceptible bead of cold sweat slowly trickling down his forehead.

He gave a forced, awkward laugh, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Um... I've done as you said, can you let me go now?...?"

Behind Captain Ma, a blurry figure gradually came into view.

The gray smoke's body gradually changed from being completely transparent to being semi-transparent... and finally, it became a solid object, revealing its original form.

He held a sharp, black dagger to Captain Ma's neck.

In fact, from the moment they arrived until now, Grey Smoke had been standing behind Captain Ma, with the knife pressed against his neck the entire time. If Captain Ma showed even the slightest sign of disobedience, the knife would immediately sever his throat!

It's just that when it's invisible, no one can see the gray smoke.

As the most skilled assassin in the Shadow Force in terms of infiltration and intelligence gathering, Grey Smoke's ability to conceal his presence is unmatched in the Ye family. Within the entire Ye family, apart from Old Master Ye Quan, no one can detect his presence when he enters stealth mode.

"Barely acceptable." Gray Smoke's voice was almost devoid of emotion: "However, I still need to use you. I will be watching you from the shadows. If you dare to have even the slightest foolish thought, Shadow Blade will take your life immediately."

After he finished speaking, the sound of gray smoke disappeared.

The coldness that had been pressing against Captain Ma's throat suddenly vanished.

Captain Ma tentatively moved his throat, reached out and touched it before daring to breathe heavily.

He turned his head and saw that the gray smoke had disappeared, and there was nothing behind him except his shadow.

But Captain Ma knew very well that Gray Smoke hadn't left. The guy was lurking in his shadow, always following him, watching him...

......

Duan Ye and his group were inexplicably arrested by the city defense forces. Bai Jian knew very well that this was probably Captain Ma settling a personal score and retaliating against him. The two of them had many disagreements when they worked together before.

Or... it's also possible that because of the battle this morning, the Duke no longer trusts him as much, so he sent Captain Ma to monitor him.

Bai Jian felt his head was spinning.

However, the good news about Duan Ye and his group being captured is that at least they don't have to worry about going to the Ye family to their deaths.

The bad news is... what should Xiao Qing do?

The timeframe Ye Ge gave him for consideration is now very close.

At the same time, Bai Jian's mind was also constantly replaying the words Duan Ye had just said.

“Wang En has colluded with the dark races, yet we are still forced to fight for him. I don’t know how the brothers who died on the battlefield will be able to rest in peace if they knew!”

Bai Jian subconsciously tightened his grip on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Zheng——!"

The longsword was suddenly drawn from its sheath, emitting a trembling sound!

Bai Jian's figure blurred and disappeared instantly, and the next moment he appeared on a large tree more than a hundred meters away.

Up in the tree, a furtive, dark-skinned young man stared wide-eyed.

By the time he realized what was happening, Bai Jian's longsword was already pressed against his neck.

"Why are you following me?" Bai Jian asked coldly.

The dark-skinned youth stammered nervously, "I...I..."

Bai Jian stared at the young man's face and suddenly recognized him: "You are... one of the spies working for the Duke?"

The dark-skinned youth chuckled awkwardly, "Yes, yes... General, I'm not an infiltrator from elsewhere, please don't get the wrong idea..."

Bai Jian said in a deep voice, "Did the Duke send you to spy on me?"

Dark-skinned youth: "This..."

Bai Jian's face twitched slightly as he sheathed his longsword.

The next moment, his figure blurred again and vanished in a flash.

The dark-skinned youth (Song Jie) touched his neck, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked around. Bai Jian was nowhere to be seen.

"That should be about right."

Song Jie sighed and shook his head: "The boss is really too cruel. Even the most loyal and steadfast person couldn't withstand this kind of torment. Sigh..."

......

Night Family Camp.

Ye Ge lay comfortably on a beach chair, legs crossed, in the tent where Bai Qing was imprisoned.

Beside him, Gao Shenxue sat to his side, holding a cotton swab in each hand, gently massaging his ears.

Occasionally, she would use a toothpick to pick up a piece of fruit from the plate next to her, dip it in some salad dressing, and bring it to Ye Ge's lips.

Gao Shenxue: "Ah~"

Night Song: "Ah~~~ Crackling crackling..."

Gao Shenxue: "Is it sweet?"

Ye Ge chewed for a while and nodded: "It's alright."

"There's salad dressing on your face." Gao Shenxue picked up another tissue and gently wiped Ye Ge's face.

The gentleness of the movements was as if they were afraid that even a little too much force would scratch Ye Ge's skin.

Bai Qing, who was tied to a chair nearby, remained silent.

Bai Qing was speechless; this day at the Ye family's camp had already presented countless challenges to her understanding of demonized families...

Although this Night Song is indeed only a ten-year-old boy...

But he's a superhuman warrior! And this is a battlefield camp!

After she turned three, no one fed her anymore... By the time she was ten, she had already completed her hundredth mission at the War Academy, leading her juniors to hunt beasts in the wilderness's beast forest...

Ye Ge noticed Bai Qing's gaze at this moment, shifted her eyes, and asked her, "Why are you staring at us? Are you envious?"

Bai Qing: "...I'm not envious at all."

“By the way, it seems like it’s been almost twelve hours.” Ye Ge sat up. “Your brother should be calling me around this time.”

Bai Qing pouted: "Although I promised you I would cooperate and do as you say, I still believe my brother would never betray Wang En. I know him too well..."

"Drip drip..."

Ye Ge's watch suddenly rang at that moment.

Ye Ge glanced at it, pointed to his watch, and showed her the watch screen.

The name on the caller ID was Bai Jian.

Bai Qing: "......"